With Bold Knife and Fork is a collection of memoirs and recipes by food writer M. F. K. Fisher. The book has 17 chapters and includes more than 140 recipes.
The recipes cover every course of a meal, from the simplest dishes to the most esoteric. They include tidbits, appetizers, breads, pastries, fish, fowl, meats, soups, vegetables, desserts and casseroles.
Fisher writes openly about her prejudices and passions. Her recollections include forbidden childhood foods such as mashed potatoes with catsup, her mother's mustard pickles, and a Caribbean bride singing about peas and rice.
- Author
- M. F. K. Fisher
- Format
- Memoir and recipe collection
- Chapters
- 17
- Recipes
- More than 140
- Recipe types
- Tidbits, appetizers, breads, pastries, fish, fowl, meats, soups, vegetables, desserts, casseroles